Political Parties of the Middle East and North Africa - (Greenwood Historical Encyclopedia of the World's Political P) by Frank Tachau (Hardcover)

About the Book

This major reference provides comprehensive coverage of the political parties and movements in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Frank Tachau and a group of prestigious scholars and internationally acclaimed experts on the region's political history describe the formation, evolution, and impact of parties in each of the 19 countries that are surveyed, and they also discuss Palestinian and Kurdish political groups. Bibliographies accompany each chapter. The two appendixes are chronologies of important dates in the political developments in the various countries and in the region and information about the genealogies of parties where country histories are particularly complex. A general index and internal cross-references make the data about the parties easily accessible to the political scientists, historians, and Middle Eastern students, teachers, and professionals for whom the survey is designed.

Book Synopsis

This major reference provides comprehensive coverage of the political parties and movements in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Frank Tachau and a group of prestigious scholars and internationally acclaimed experts on the region's political history describe the formation, evolution, and impact of parties in each of the 19 countries that are surveyed, and they also discuss Palestinian and Kurdish political groups. Bibliographies accompany each chapter. The two appendixes are chronologies of important dates in the political developments in the various countries and in the region and information about the genealogies of parties where country histories are particularly complex. A general index and internal cross-references make the data about the parties easily accessible to the political scientists, historians, and Middle Eastern students, teachers, and professionals for whom the survey is designed.

Review Quotes

.,."an excellent reference work that is unique in its field....More accurate would be to say...it provides a workmanlike and useful overview."-Middle East Quarterly

.,."is a handy guide to a broad spectrum of political associations that emerged in the various parts of the Middle East and North Africa in the twentieth century. ...It will be especially useful to those of us who do research and teach courses on the politics and recent history of the region."-MESA Bulletin

?...an excellent reference work that is unique in its field....More accurate would be to say...it provides a workmanlike and useful overview.?-Middle East Quarterly

?...is a handy guide to a broad spectrum of political associations that emerged in the various parts of the Middle East and North Africa in the twentieth century. ...It will be especially useful to those of us who do research and teach courses on the politics and recent history of the region.?-MESA Bulletin

?The tone of the volume is erudite, but even novices will benefit much from its use. While the volume is decidedly reference in nature, libraries may wish to purchase two as use of the volume will require consideration reflection.?-ARBA

?There is much useful data in the book and it should be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the political setup in the Middle East as represented through the political parties, which in this case also include the Islamic movements.?- Crescent

?This is an excellent work, one that can be highly recommended for all college libraries whose students or faculty have any interest in Middle Eastern history or politics--or current world events. The index is excellent and the contributors list is an impressive one, including many distinguished scholars of Middle Eastern studies in American academic institutions. All academic collections.?-Choice

..."an excellent reference work that is unique in its field....More accurate would be to say...it provides a workmanlike and useful overview."-Middle East Quarterly

..."is a handy guide to a broad spectrum of political associations that emerged in the various parts of the Middle East and North Africa in the twentieth century. ...It will be especially useful to those of us who do research and teach courses on the politics and recent history of the region."-MESA Bulletin

"The tone of the volume is erudite, but even novices will benefit much from its use. While the volume is decidedly reference in nature, libraries may wish to purchase two as use of the volume will require consideration reflection."-ARBA

"There is much useful data in the book and it should be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the political setup in the Middle East as represented through the political parties, which in this case also include the Islamic movements."- Crescent

"This is an excellent work, one that can be highly recommended for all college libraries whose students or faculty have any interest in Middle Eastern history or politics--or current world events. The index is excellent and the contributors list is an impressive one, including many distinguished scholars of Middle Eastern studies in American academic institutions. All academic collections."-Choice

About the Author

FRANK TACHAU is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, the Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University (both in Ankara, Turkey), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the politics of Turkey and the Middle East, including Turkey: The Politics of Authority, Democracy, and Development.